LEGACY LAB NEW MEXICO SCHEDULE

June 13, 2026

DAY 1: SEMINAR

Doors at 8:30 am


9:00 am - Welcome, Opening Remarks

Dr. Shelle VanEtten de Sanchez, Director, City of Albuquerque Department of Arts and Culture

9:20 am - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“What Makes a Legacy?”

Ruby Lerner, Executive Founding Director, Creative Capital

SOLD OUT!

  • Panelists:

    • Vickie R. Wilcox, J.D., LL.M. 

    • Jeffrey D. Myers, M.S., J.D.

    • Neal Ambrose-Smith (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), artist and research consultant and program developer for Joan Mitchell Foundation’s CALL program (Creating a Living Legacy) from 2007 to 2014

  • Panelists:

    • Kathleen Shields, advisor to the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation

    • Yann Novak, Artist, Composer, Technologist

    • Paula Wilson, Artist and Co-founder of MoMAZoZo

12:30 Lunch

  • Panelists:

    • Josh T. Franco, PhD, Collector at Large at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art

    • William Gassaway, Assistant Curator, Albuquerque Museum

    • Amanda Ross-Ho, artist

    • Jonna C. Paden (Acoma Pueblo), Librarian and Archivist, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

  • Panelists:

    • Sherri Burr, writer and Dickason Chair and Regents Professor Emerita at the University of New Mexico School of Law

    • Valentina Di Liscia, Senior Editor, Hyperallergic

    • Jordan Eddy, Editorial Director, Southwest Contemporary

    • Delilah Montoya, artist

Catered lunch is no longer available for pre-purchase.

Meet the Panelists

FAQs

  • Artist legacy planning involves creating a strategy to manage and preserve an artist's work, reputation, and intellectual property after their death. What will happen to an artist’s or collector’s art? Who will manage their estate? How will their creative legacy will continue to impact future generations?

  • Legacy Lab New Mexico is a two-day event that supports legacy building and planning for the local arts community through practical education, accessible resources, and inspirational models.

    If you are part of the New Mexico arts, Legacy Lab is for you!

  • To attend the free full-day seminar on Saturday, June 13, you must register through Eventbrite. Space is limited!

    To participate in the workshops on Sunday, June 14, you must submit an application and pay a fee (sliding scale).

    All events take place at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, in the heart of Old Town, Albuquerque, NM 87104.

    To register and/or apply for the workshops, click the “REGISTER” button on the left-hand side of this page.

  • The seminar on Saturday, June 13 is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. You may pre-purchase lunch, catered by Slate Street, for $25. Complimentary coffee and tea are available during the first half of the day.

    The workshops on Sunday, June 14 are by application only with a sliding scale fee ($45 to $150).